Westminster College

by Debora Swatsworth Foster and Barbara Braden Guffey

Book Overview

During the mid-1800s, a small band of farsighted men convened to form a college for "the mental and moral training of youth." They also pledged that "no person will be refused admission on account of Color, Caste or Sex." This was a bold move on the eve of the Civil War. As Presbyterian Church representatives, the founders selected the name Westminster Collegiate Institute. In 1852, Westminster became the first integrated and unrestricted coeducational...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738554774
• ISBN13: 9780738554778
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.6" x 9.3"